Even the most experienced lover can fall short in the bedroom sometimes. Often women won't express their dissatisfaction in the sack for fear of hurting a guy's feelings.

This leads to a vicious cycle of men thinking they're doing a great job, while women secretly finish themselves off.

But it doesn't have to be that way. A survey of 100 women has revealed what ladies really want in the bedroom.

Penis size, virginity and fetishes: 12 shocking sex stats revealed

If you have ever wondered how you measure up in the bedroom, check out the top 12 most shocking stats discovered by a huge new sex survey

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Around 70% of youngsters have sex once a week, but 36% get between the sheets several times a week

The study, by Elite Daily, asked women aged 19 to 50, what makes a guy good in bed?

Ladies were asked to rank a list of 15 actions that guys can do between the sheets and list them as “not important,” “somewhat important” or “very important”.

These were the things women wanted men to do:

1. Take control

A whopping 96% of women polled said they want a man to dominate in the bedroom. Experimentation was also deemed as “very important”, with 86% saying they wouldn't be impressed if a guy stuck to missionary.

Every woman is different so the best way to learn what she wants is to listen to her. If she gives you feedback she's not trying to embarrass you, she simply wants to have fun and teach you how to be even better in the sack.

Adjusting your actions according to feedback was listed as "very important" by 84% of women.